1. Use github to pull the kicad libraries:
~/Projects $ git clone https://github.com/KiCad/kicad-library.git
2. Switch to kicad-library and do:
~/Projects/kicad-library $ cmake .
3. After cmake creates the makefile, run:
4. Watch the output of the above command. You should find that stuff gets installed into
6. Restart KiCAD again.
You may *still* see this window in Linux:
This is because, as near as I can tell, these are old library names, and in Linux, they should be case-sensitive. For example, the above error shows that "switches" is not found, but:
Notice there is a "analog_switches.lib" as well as a "Switch.lib". From the Component libraries preferences, you can remove *all* of the default component library files:
Now click "Add" and select *all* of the *.lib files from /usr/local/share/kicad/library.
sudo make install
4. Watch the output of the above command. You should find that stuff gets installed into
/usr/local/share/kicad
Preferences->Configure Paths
6. Restart KiCAD again.
You may *still* see this window in Linux:
This is because, as near as I can tell, these are old library names, and in Linux, they should be case-sensitive. For example, the above error shows that "switches" is not found, but:
Notice there is a "analog_switches.lib" as well as a "Switch.lib". From the Component libraries preferences, you can remove *all* of the default component library files:
Now click "Add" and select *all* of the *.lib files from /usr/local/share/kicad/library.
Generally if the option has been around spot for a while, consequently a chance to pull together together with evaluation pieces of information as well as final thoughts is available. https://imgur.com/a/h4kx883 https://imgur.com/a/lafHDDF https://imgur.com/a/m3Bup99 https://imgur.com/a/yTsYW6d https://imgur.com/a/ekGw2ey http://62393tqv13.dip.jp https://imgur.com/a/dNVyP0z
ReplyDelete